Category: IOT

Artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Ayyeka is launching a tool that claims to improve the quality and reliability of data from smart cities. AI Data Curator is designed to detect, report, and automatically fix Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data for better decision-making and adherence to regulatory compliance. Ayyeka said that the number of moving parts that typically exists in IoT projects – ranging from sensors through edge devices to cloud platforms – makes it easy for things to go wrong. In large-scale IoT projects, it is not uncommon to have…

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Severn Trent Water is using internet of things (IoT) and smart technology to digitally transform its water network in the UK city of Coventry and county of Warwickshire as part of its Green Recovery programme. The £20m project will include installation of more than 150,000 LoRaWan-enabled smart water meters from Itron as well as a large-scale, carrier-grade LoRaWan network from smart city infrastructure provider Connexin. Real-time data The solutions will enable Severn Trent Water to remotely gather, access and analyse data from across the network in real-time. Access to this…

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Smart waste solutions specialist Rubicon Technologies has announced that its pilot with a Japanese transportation company has converted into a long-term, nationwide technology licensing agreement. This agreement will see Rubicon’s technology used to promote sustainable waste solutions across Japan. Supporting the circular economy Rubicon started working with Odakyu Electric Railway company in 2019, a transportation, retail, and real estate company, to support the Japanese waste and recycling industry as it moves towards a more integrated circular economy. Operating in Japan since 1948, Odakyu is committed to working collaboratively with Japanese…

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A £7bn new park town development in the London borough of Barnet is using drone flight management and image processing software to improve the efficiency of groundworks surveys and how it communicates progress of the new neighbourhood. Brent Cross Town is a joint venture between Barnet Council and developer Argent Related, spanning 180 acres, incorporating 50 acres of park and playing fields. Mixed use development The development will provide 6,700 new homes and 3 million square feet of office space for 25,000 employees. New and sustainable transport links, a high…

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The halfway point of the Aspern Smart City Research (ASCR) project in Vienna’s urban development zone of Aspern Seestadt has been reached, with the next ongoing stage focusing on applying the solution concepts tested in the first phase. The project aims to point the way forward for energy in urban areas and is being undertaken by the City of Vienna (including Wien Energie, Wiener Netze, Wien 3420, and the Vienna Business Agency) and Siemens. The first phase, which began in 2013, centered around establishing the necessary research infrastructure as the…

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Plans for a transnational network of solar power grids have been unveiled by the governments of India and the UK at Cop26. Known as the Green Grids Initiative (GGI), the programme seeks to connect 140 countries to round-the-clock green and renewable power. Solar energy The project, spearheaded by the governments of India and the UK, and implemented by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), in partnership with the World Bank Group, aims to harness solar energy wherever the sun is shining, ensuring that generated electricity flows to areas that need it…

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Crosser, an innovator in edge analytics, intelligent workflows and hybrid integration for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has partnered with Elkome, an industrial system supplier and trusted advisor with high industrial domain knowledge in the Finish market. Together, Crosser and Elkome will help industries to accelerate their digital transformation journeys without reliance on internal software developers. Based in Hyvinkaa, Finland, Elkome imports industrial hardware and components from equipment manufacturers and supplies them to the industry. In addition to product sales, the company designs systems for product testing, quality management,…

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The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department has launched a mobile air quality monitoring trailer as part of the administration’s mission to bring equity to environment justice and public health efforts. The nearly $750,000 investment from the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Programme will be placed initially in the San Jose neighbourhood, a historically underserved area. Environmental equity The trailer expands the current criteria pollutant monitoring network from five to six stations throughout Albuquerque-Bernalillo County. “Albuquerque is fortunate to have good air quality especially for a city our size, but not…

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Micromobility company Bird has announced it is trialling sidewalk riding prevention technology for its electric scooter fleets in Milwaukee and San Diego with a view to a wider global roll-out next year. The “smart sidewalk protection” module, which is integrated into Bird’s vehicles, is designed to prevent micromobility devices from being used on city sidewalks and footpaths, or other indications of unsafe operation. Audible alerts Riders who are detected travelling on a sidewalk will receive both audible alerts as well as mobile notifications warning them to return to the road.…

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Solar rooftops installed on temples and industrial parks in Vietnam have realised a 30 per cent reduction in energy costs compared to a traditional wired solution. It follows a partnership between analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms specialist Semtech and Cloud Energy, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider in Vietnam. LoRaWAN network The companies have joined forces to develop and deploy a network running on the LoRaWAN standard for a wireless solar power system installed on facility rooftops. A wired energy solution did not fit a rooftop solar…

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Research warns that until users trust the proposition of a subscription-based transport service, mobility-as-a-service platforms must ensure pricing models are flexible. Juniper Research forecasts that subscriber revenue for mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platforms will generate $53bn in subscriber revenue, rising from $5.3bn in 2021, marking a 900 per cent increase by 2027. The research identified a monthly subscription model as key to increasing adoption of MaaS among consumers. The analyst cautioned though that, until users trust the proposition of a subscription-based transport service, MaaS platforms must ensure pricing models are flexible, for…

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The smart shelter is fully equipped with air conditioners, heaters, air sterilisers, wifi and safety features and uses artificial intelligence to control passengers getting on and off buses. Seoul has introduced a smart bus shelter in the Sungnyemun Gate area of the city centre. The high-tech, modular designed shelter is equipped with air conditioning and heating, air purifiers, public wifi, smart LEDs as well as safety facilities to help improve passenger experience. convenience. Visually impaired passengers In addition, artificial intelligence (AI) technology will help guide visually impaired passengers boarding and…

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The Talq Consortium, which developed the Smart City Protocol, a global interface standard for smart city device networks, has announced it is available on GitHub. According to the consortium, it decided to share the specification to help cities better understand why they should include it as a request in public tenders across a range of smart city applications. In a statement, Talq said after nine years developing a modern, functional and flexible software protocol to enable interoperability of smart street lighting systems and other smart city applications from multiple vendors,…

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Las Vegas has rolled out an LTE, 5G-ready private municipal network as part of a four-part plan to democratise access to broadband connectivity and close the digital divide for its citizens. In partnership with Terranet Communications, a provider of customised, fully integrated LTE and 5G-ready private broadband networks, and Baicells, a manufacturer of 4G LTE and 5G near radio (NR) end-to-end solutions, the aim is to transform Las Vegas into a 5G-ready smart city. Advanced connectivity The companies report the new network, named Advanced Connectivity for Community and Economic Development…

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The City of Ontario, California, has partnered with Airspace Link to enable testing for the safe integration of drones into its airspace. Airspace management solutions Airspace Link will team up with drone delivery services provider DroneUp and the City to showcase the digital infrastructure between the New Haven neighbourhood, located within the Ontario Ranch development, and its nearby New Haven Marketplace. Connected community The new-construction, and resort-style, residential development from Brookfield Residential is designed to be a connected community that will benefit from smart innovations, including drone delivery of food…

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